National Family Health Survey-5- Highlights

The National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS-5) findings were released on November 24, 2021.

Key Findings

• Report finds that, in Uttar Pradesh, only 1.5% women aged between 30 and 49 years have undergone screening test for cervical cancer in life.
• Many health indicators have improved in the state.
• Less domestic violence with women was reported.
• Sex ratio has also improved.
• Use of family planning methods and institutional delivery has increased.
• Diarrhoea infection among kids has decreased.

Findings on Women in UP

• As per NFHS-5, 1.1 % women in urban areas and 1.7 % women in rural areas underwent screening. Thus, rural women scored better with respect to awareness and screening for cervical cancer.
• Number of women (aged 30-49 years) who had undergone breast examination for cancer was just 0.4%, in rural as well as urban areas surveyed.
• Number of women, who undergone for oral cavity examination for cancer was only 0.6% in rural as well as urban areas.

Domestic Violence

• Less domestic violence with women was reported.
• Overall, 34.8% married women aged 18-49 years had experienced spousal violence.
• In urban areas, this ratio was 32.7% while in rural areas it was 35.5%.

Sex ratio

NFHS-5 finds that, sex ratio has improved in the state. Sex ratio of the total population has reached to 1017 in NFHS-5 as opposed to 995 in NFHS 4.

Overall findings

• India has reached a total fertility rate (TFR) of 2.0 in NFHS-5 as compared to 2.2 in the NFHS-4.
• Use of contraceptives has increased from 53.5% to 66.7% in NFHS-5.
• Institutional births have increased from 78.9% to 88.6%.

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2021